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Closing a number of Branches is an EXCITING Development???
by Rank&FileGuy inthis is an exerpt from the aug. 15, 2011 wt p.18:.
why is down-sizing an "exciting development"?
amazing how they spin it..
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"In science, empirical evidence always trumps theory"
by botchtowersociety inthis article is buy someone that has, in the past, been a big proponent of runaway agw.
that he has changed his mind is, i think, significant.
he says that co2's contribution to global warming is too small to really matter, and that the the climate models have been wrong.. climate models go cold.
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Atheist believe in aliens but not God?
by StopTheTears inif you are a professed atheist, i ask you the question: do you believe in aliens?
could not god be an alien?
how do you know that there is no alien life?
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How would you respond to this JW apologist??
by Black Man inhey all - as some of you may know, i've been engaged in a pretty big debate with family members as well as internet acquaintances over whether the jw's are a cult.
thanks to everyone who have posted links to threads that have helped me in my dialogue with them - its actually working.
the latest is that one of the posters i've been dialoging and he says that agrees with me on many points but he brought up the following response and i ask (how would you respond to this) that i have posted below (by the way, the person he references as gq is me - its my username on that web site):.
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Why would local congregations keep your name on file in TMS if you haven't attended in yrs?
by stormy222 ini am a new member to this forum, but i have visited for years.
i am curious to know why my name would remain as an active member, even though i haven't attended services for the past (i guess) 4 years or longer.
i am still in contact with a few members off and on, but i am really focusing on pursuing interest that i've put off for a long time (attending college).
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Do they use Jehovah's name repeatedly because it's their name?
by WalkTall ini was thinking when reading another thread where it was mentioned how god's name was never used in the nt, but how often it is uttered in khs that it is used so often, not because we need to use his name, but because it is the name associated with their organization.
it is their name really.
could that be why it's used so often?.
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Do you ever look back and cringe...
by laverite indo you ever look back and cringe thinking of things you said or how you acted in the door-to-door ministry?.
i recently had two jws at my door and posted about that here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/210246/1/jws-at-my-door.
they were gracious and polite.
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Presbyterians Approve Ordination of Gay People
by Maze inhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/us/11presbyterian.html.
presbyterians approve ordination of gay people.
after 33 years of debate, the presbyterian church (u.s.a.) has voted to change its constitution and allow openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons.
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Political Preferences
by Band on the Run ini've noted extreme left-wingers and extreme right-wingers here and, of course, everyone in between.
the right wing seems louder but that could be just my own bias.
some active witness in a republican club was trying to do research a couple of months ago about witnesses and party affiliatoin or ideology.
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Favourite books
by watersprout inwhat are your favourite books?.
do you have a book that inspired you?.
a book that you read over and over again?.